Conference Themes and Topics: • Energy and macroeconomics • Energy pricing • Energy efficiency and electricity consumption • Electricity supply • Electricity and CO emissions 2 • Energy efficiency and the transportation sector • Organization of markets for biofuels • The...

Programme: - Panel 1: National Innovation Frameworks:a comparative analysis - Panel 2: Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Panel 3: Innovation Financing - Panel 4: Sustainable Innovation and Innovation for Sustainability - Panel 5: Open Innovation - Panel 6: Innovation Networks

We welcome papers on International Economics, Macroeconomics and Finance that address issues of relevance for the economies of Latin America. Some topics of special interest are: • The 2007-9 Global Financial Crisis and its effects on emerging economies • Macroeconomic management of terms of...

The theme for Rio 2010, The right to the City– bridging the urban divide is in harmony with UN-HABITAT’s flagship report, State of the World’s Cities 2010-2011. Concepts that will drive the discussions in Rio include the right to the city, bridging urban income gaps, reducing inequality...

All over 2010, the World Social Forum process will take place in a decentralized manner with events and activities across the globe. The main objective of the events will be to sum up, from the analyzes and experiences of global civil society social movements and organizations, proposals to face...

Experts speakers will debate topics including: - The real potential of PPP in Brazil - Gearing up for the impending airport auctions - Looking towards the renewable energy auctions: Changing the landscape for Brazilian energy - Emerging expectations and opportunities for wind power in Brazil -...

Bringing together delegates from the sugar industry, energy, finance and government, Cogeneration Brazil 2009 is the perfect forum for you to analyse this highly topical subject and network with senior figures from leading international companies in this sector. [gemäß den Informationen des...

With its stable regulatory framework and 13 biodiesel tenders introduced by the federal government over the last three years, Brazil urgently needs a more highly organised production chain to meet the demands of the National Biodiesel Programme, which forecasts the possible introduction of new...

The subject of the conference is "The World in an Ever Changing Environment." Topics: Sustainable Development; Globalization; Spatial Input-Output (IO) Modeling; IO and Comparative Advantage; IO and New Economic Geography; Economic-Ecological IO Modeling; Models of the World Economy; IO and...

The conference is expected to provide new thinking and new approaches to Corporate Governance research in emerging markets. Papers on the following topics are especially encouraged: (1) Dynamic aspects of ownership and control structures (2) Inside the Emerging Market Companies (3) The role of...